Massive stellar cannibals: How stellar mergers drive mass-loss in extremely massive stars

arXiv (Cornell University) 2026 Preprint Open access

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Authors: J. Roman-Garza, T. Fragos, C. Charbonnel, L. Ramírez-Galeano, M. Kruckow, E. Farag
DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2602.02141
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Abstract

It has been theorized that the formation of extremely massive and supermassive stars ($>10^3\ {\rm M}_\odot$) could plausibly be the outcome of stellar mergers in low metallicity ($Z1000\,\rm M_{\odot}$ with inspiraling companions of $

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Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Galaxies: Formation Evolution Phenomena

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Journal / source
arXiv (Cornell University)
Publication date
2 February 2026
Document type
Preprint